Name

If-Modified-Since: date

Synopsis

Specifies that the URL data is to be sent only if it has been modified since the date given as the value of this header. This is useful for client-side caching. For example:

If-Modified-Since: Mon, 04 May 1996 12:17:34 GMT

If the document has not been modified, the server returns a code of 304, indicating that the client should use the local copy. The specified date should follow the format described under the Date header.

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